Dyeing machine head



July 28, 1931. J. r. TWEEDALE DYEING MACHINE HEAD 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Dec. 9, 1929 July 28, 1931. J. T. TWEEDALE DYEING MACHINE HEAD Filed Dec. 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mylar? wp/Z Kiwa/9J@ Patented July 28, 1931 UNITED v.sra'rrils PATENT FFICE JOSEPH T. TWEEDALE, OF YARDVILLE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG-NOBl TO HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, 0F GROVEVILLE,

JERsEY i NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW DYEING MACHINE HEAD y.Application filed December 9, 1929. Serial No. 412,778.

yand a mounting provided therefor permitting readyy dismantling for. repairs'or replacements.

In dyeing machines as at present constructed each propeller shaft projects through the head of the machine and the upper ends of these shafts are equipped With gears, one of which is driven directly from a suitable drive and the other of which is driven from the first gear. It is obviously impossible in employing'` such a construction to vconnect a plurality. of machines in series as the strain ofv all succeedingpropeller drives is imposed uponeach of the drives and the first drive of a seriesjwould have to stand such immense strains that it would rapidly deteriorate if ityvvere at any time operative. Furthermore, a construction of this character necessitates the provision of a number of short shafts which are difficult to mount and to maintain in repair and dismantling' of any machine Would result in a shutting down of the succeeding machines andthe consequent loss of output. In `addition to the foregoing there is a considerable monetary loss involved in the propeller shaft arrangement now provided in that the substances in which the propeller shafts operate cause the same to deteriorate` rapidly and necessitate frequent replacements.

Accordingly, an important object of this invention is the provision of a structure permitting simultaneous drive of the propeller shafts of a number of machines from a single source of power Which is so constructed that repairs can be made to one of the machines y Without interrupting the operation of the remaining machines and which will permit of .the sectionalremoval of the propeller shaftsvso that onlythat portion of the propeller shaft which has deteriorated need be discarded.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a construction of this character in which the gearing employed can be conveniently housed and operated in lubricant, thus permitting the economical use of high grade bearings forthe operating shaft and propeller shafts.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the acompanying drawings Wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein:

, Fig. 1 is a side elevation partially in section of a dyeing machine head constructed in accordance With my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof partially in section; n n

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through a propeller shaft coupling; and

Fig. 4 is a semi-diagrammatic plan illustrating use of the apparatus in connection of a plurality of dyeing machines.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates a cover or base plate having arising therefrom adjacent one end thereof a stand` ard 11 for a motor 12.V The cover is provided with spaced openings 13 for the passage of propeller shafts 14 and mounted upon the base 10 over each opening is a casting 15 including a base Wall 16 carrying packings 17 for the propeller shaft. The

casting 15 further includes an upstanding n housing is reduced affording step shoulders mounting the bearings 23. Pinion 21 is secured tothe shaft at this reduced portion and is equipped With sleeves 24 extending.. between opposite ends of the pinion and the bearings. At the smaller end of the reduced portion a nut 25 threaded upon the shaft clamps the adjacent bearings 23 against the end of the associated sleeve and thus serves to compact the entire assemblage against the first shoulder 26jof the stepped, reduction, The bearing 23 adjacent ythe' nut 2'5 is prefer ably mcunted in a cup carried bythe cup- Y Shaped: housing; and held luhgitudi n.almovement Withrelatonthcreto A cap 27 is provided for the cup-shaped housing, the upper end of this caphaving;

Y gland for packings 28 engaging the upper screws 36.

end of the propeller shaft above. the gear.

. The upper end ofthis cap is recessed to provide a vseat for bearing 29 for'the Ipropeller shaft and a cap is provided for this recess asiiidicatedatSO.

' Propellerishaft 14 consists ,of two sections i' 31" an'df32, of'v which section 31` mounts the gear 20, is mounted' at' its upper end in the bearing 29 anda-t its lower end is mounted in the bearings l33 carried by the base plate 16' of t-he casting. Section 31 hasits lower end. si recessed for the reception of a reduced eX- tensiontformedupon the sectionv 82;.and is. securedto the section 32 meansof tapered. pins l'held in position by removable blind` K These screws'and thel tapered s pins are accessible for removal through openings? formed, inthe side lwallof the casting below pa'rtitionvlS and it will be obvious that/by loosening the'hold-do'wn screws=38 of the cap and releasing coupling 39 which 2;' connects shaft 22 to the. armatured shaft 40 ofthe motor 12 the entire shaft. and the section 31015A the propeller shafts may be removed as ay unit. =In event the. section l32 of the propellershaft 'deteriorates asit willin use, 'thissectionV may bel removed'for re placement by merely removingthe tapered pins andfwithdrawing the section 32 when it may be substitutedfor by a newsectionfwithout'thenecessity of tearing down the entire structure or throwing awaythe entire pro?` pellerv shaft'.

'Ift'will also be obvious that by equipping p thefreewenfd of'shaft 22 with tlie'cou'pling BQ-a as suggestedin Fig. this shaft may be ycoi'inected to similar'shaftsof the heads of otherfmachines so'that groupl of the maf chinesA mayy be arranged inv series.v '"lhe required shutdofwn offthe series for replacement offafprop'eller shaft 'Wil-l be a very short it interval due tothe accessibility ofthe conn e'cti'on'svand to the tvvo-part construction ofv the shaft. "'In eventVV it becomes necessary to remove the gears of ahead of the series, this may 'be readily accomplished by simply disconnecting'the couplings 39` and 39a` and ing o fthe associated casting.

'removing the hold-down bolts of the heads,

after Which the shaft Vsection 22 may be substituted for by a replacement shaft section until necessary repairs to the removed parts have been completed; l

Since the structure illustrated is capable of a considerable range of change and modification without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to suclr strfucturel except ashereinafterl claimed.

1. In a dyeing machine head, a base having an Opening, a @eating Seated-Lunette has@ in. n Surrounding; relatlen @the Openings, upper Vand lower partitions in the casting, eachhaw ingpacking gland aligned with the base opening, a propeller shaft formed in two coupled sections, eachsection extending through one of said glands, the coupling being disposed between the sections, the casting havingv openings between. thepartitions permitting access tothecoupling.y A

2v. In a dyeing machine head, a 'base having ari/opening, acasting seated upon the'base in surrounding r'elva'ti'onto the opening, upper and lovverpartitions in the casting", each having a packing gland aligned with lthe base opening, a propeller shaftfornied-'in tivo coupled sections, each section eXtendingt-hrough one of said glands, the coupling--beingfdisposed` betweenitl'ie sections, the` casting`havingA Qpeninds between the Vpartitionsl permitting access to thel coupling, vthe upper partition" being spacedjbelow thefupperend of the casting, cap for the casting combining Withthe partition tofprovide a"housing=andto mountbearings, for a transversely extending shaft andV gearsV forconnectingthe transverse# extending shaft `and propeller shaft Within said housinglf ,n 4 `Y Y 3l In-A a dyeing machine-head, a base, a pair of 'propeller' "shafts extending Vupwardly throughv Athe base, a motor 'standard mounted on the' base, afhypoidfgearcarriedby each 'j 4. Ina dyeing'machineheam'a base havingy any openingj'a'casting seatedv` upon the-baise in surrounding 'relation to the opening, upper and lower partitions' in the casting,- each liaving a packing gland 'aligned with the base opening, a propeller shafftformed"intwo coupl'edsections, eachV section eirten'dingthrough g one of said glands, the coupling being dis posed between the sections, the casting having y openings between the partitions permitting access to the coupling, the upper partition being spaced below the upper end of the casting,` a cap for the casting combining with the partition to provide a housing and to support bearings for a transversely extending shaft, and gears for connecting the transversely ex- 1 tending shaft and propeller shaft within said housing,-the upper end of the propeller shaft having bearings in said cap.

JOSEPH T. TWEEDALE. 

